In early spring in March, the warm wind blows. This is the time when the climate is the best along the Gulf of Mexico. There are neither the strong winds that blow southward in the northern continent in winter nor the violent typhoons in the Caribbean in summer. The kingdom's fleet heads eastward, along the coast, in a calm and peaceful way.
After traveling four hundred miles, we entered a mostly semi-enclosed sandbank bay and arrived at an unusually vast coastal lagoon.
"Lord God! Such a big lake?!"
Puap stood on the bow of the boat, looking around, but he couldn't see the end of the lake. It was the high tide at this time, and the raging tide poured in through the two gaps in the bay, and the tidal flats along the coast quickly swelled into the lake. Thousands of sea turtles
The birds all took off from the food-filled tidal flats, circling around reluctantly. When the gray warrior looked up, he saw only the stretched wings in the sky, soaring under the rising sun.
"You, you, you!"
Dark Snake opened his eyes blankly, looking at the flying sky and listening to the chirping of the birds. Didi held her fingers in her mouth and stared at the twinkling waves in the lake.
"Fish, there are so many fish! Fat and big sea fish, they must be delicious!"
"Haha! This is the largest and most fertile lake along the entire Yucatan Peninsula, and even on the entire peninsula!"
With a smile on his face, Tikalo stretched out his hands and drew a big circle.
"A hundred and twenty miles from east to west, a hundred miles from north to south, it's all a 'big lake'!"
"Oh! So big!"
Chihuaco, the old militiaman, looked at it for a moment and was amazed.
"What's the name of this big lake?"
"It's called 'Big Lake'!"
"What is this lake called?"
"It's called 'Big Lake'!"
Tikalo smiled and repeated it again.
"For the Mayan tribes along the lake, there has never been a lake bigger than this lake. The big lake in their mouth is the only one! And their main belief is Chak, the rain god who controls rainfall, lakes and fertility."
Chihuaco was stunned and speechless. Then, the Mayan businessman pointed to a Mayan fishing village on the sandbank and said with a smile.
"This sandbar isolates the sea from the lake, leaving only two gaps in the east and west. During high tide and low tide, the water flow will be very rapid and turbulent. Whenever the tide recedes, there will be fish, shrimps and shellfish left in the lake that cannot escape in time.
At that time, not only the birds in the sky will come down to eat, but also the fishermen in the villages will come over and pick up the fish and shrimps that can be seen everywhere on the smooth road."
The so-called "big lake" is today's Laguna Lake (os) in the state of Campeche, Mexico. There are large mangroves and birds on the lakeside, beautiful scenery, and rich in delicious seafood.
"correct!"
The Mayan businessman Tikalo thought for a moment and slapped his head violently. He swallowed, took the old militiaman's arm, and said to everyone with a smile.
"Captain Qi, Captain Pu, Priest Tomat... The fishing village here will produce a kind of giant prawns, which are extremely delicious! If the local fishermen catch them, they will specially keep this kind of prawns for more than ten days and raise them.
In the sea water, leave it to the passing fleets along the way...walk around! The fleet is about to go ashore to replenish the water, and the few of us are going to have a big meal!"
"What? What kind of prawns can we eat when we go ashore?"
Chihuaco, the veteran militiaman, pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment. The experience of the previous few days was still vivid in his mind, and he already had some shadows about going ashore.
"No, no, no!"
"Captain Qi, don't be afraid. In this fishing village, merchant ships often dock. There are only a few hundred villagers in total, and only about 20 of them can be considered soldiers. There will never be any risk to the kingdom's fleet.
!...Besides, the prawns in that village are really delicious!"
"What kind of prawns are they really so delicious?"
Hearing this, Puap was a little moved. He patted the old militiaman on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"Old man Qi, if you don't want to go, stay and watch the ship. I'll take a few people up to take a look..."
"Well... OK! You go ahead! Bring dozens of warriors ashore to supply supplies. I'll stay and watch the ship..."
Chihuaco, an old militiaman, thought for a while and realized that the fleet really wanted to replenish water here, so he nodded in agreement. Then, he lowered his voice, leaned into Puap's ear, and whispered.
"Look at that bald fox!"
"Uh?...Okay!"
Puap nodded blankly. The old militiaman looked at Priest Tomat again and asked with a smile.
"Priest Thomas, do you want to go ashore too?"
Priest Tomat nodded solemnly. He held two more illustrated copies of the Ali Sutra in his hand and explained seriously.
"I came ashore not to eat prawns, but to spread the glory of the Lord God! Praise the Lord God!..."
"...Praise the Lord God!"
The old militiaman smiled and prayed. Then, he thought for a while, his eyes softened slightly, and he said to Puap.
"Laopu, please bring Dark Snake and Didi with you! Try those prawns!"
"Uh?...Okay!"
As the morning sun rose into the sky, the warriors replenished the water and gathered in the fishing village on the sandbank. Dozens of Mayan fishermen carefully brought large pots of fish soup, grilled shrimps and fish, and handed them to the armed men.
Samurai gentlemen. The old village chief laughed with him and led a few villagers with quick hands and feet. They carried six roasted lobsters in clay pots and handed them to the leader of the gentlemen respectfully.
"Huh? Are there really such big shrimps?"
Huitu Pu'ap stretched out his hand and grabbed the largest prawn from the clay pot. The prawn was more than forty centimeters long, almost as thick as his forearm, and weighed several kilograms when he carried it.
Pu smelled the fragrant smell of lobster and poked the hard shell. He didn't know how to eat it for a while.
"Such a hard shell? How do you eat it?"
"Haha! This is easy! Just twist off the shrimp heads, sprinkle some salt into the shrimp body, and then suck the meat out directly!"
"Huh? What about these two big pliers? How to break them open?"
Puap stretched out his hand and gestured at the pliers, which were bigger than his palm, and marveled in his heart.
"Hiss! What a ferocious beast in the sea! It can be easily caught by fishermen..."
"Oh, those pliers, don't bother to break them open, just throw them away. Anyway, there are plenty of lobsters, so everyone can eat! Come, come, taste this delicious food! No need to add anything, just sprinkle some salt if you don't like it.
, keep it so delicious that it will make you cry!”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tikalo couldn't wait to twist off a palm-sized lobster head, took a mouthful of white and tender fresh shrimp meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, his face immediately showed a look of enjoyment.
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"Ah! What a nostalgic taste...the taste of Maya's hometown!..."
"Phew! It's really, really delicious!"
Puap stretched out his hand, grabbed the forearm-long piece of shrimp, held it in his hand and took a few bites, and was immediately amazed. When the shrimp meat entered his mouth, it was tender and fresh, with a natural sweetness and a tangy taste.
It was salty and had a very chewy texture. The Gray Warrior immediately worked hard and ate two kilograms of lobster meat in one go. It was even more refreshing than smoking divine smoke!
"It's delicious, it's delicious! Not enough, not enough! Tikalo, let them have two more cans of prawns!"
"Delicious! So delicious! Even better than honey!"
"Yes! Dark Snake is right!"
Dark Snake held the prawns in his hands and dug hard into the shrimp meat, his eyes curved into crescent moons. Next to him, Didi stuck out his tongue, humming incomprehensibly while sucking the juice from the shrimp shells.
"Wow! Father Qi is so kind! Going sailing on the sea is such a blessing!"
As for the main god priest Tomat, he is concentrating on lowering his head and using the obsidian dagger in his hand to flexibly pick out the shrimp meat. The skill of this technique and the precision of his movements are simply amazing! And beside him, there are already piles of shrimps.
A pile of empty lobster shells.
"Okay! I'm going to tell the village chief to grill all the prawns!"
With a smile on his face, Tikalo glanced at the people who were concentrating on eating shrimps, and walked slowly towards the village chief. In this remote and isolated Mayan fishing village, no one could speak Nahua. And the only one in the fleet was familiar with Mayan.
It's just Ti Carlo and the guide he brought.
"...Do you know everything?"
"...I know, noble man who is bigger than the sky, I will do it later!"
After listening to Tikalo's instructions, the hunchbacked old village chief lowered his head repeatedly, even to his knees. Then, he immediately called over several villagers and continued to prepare delicious food for the gentlemen.
Ti Carlo raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly. When he turned around again, his face was calm.
"Ha, it's so delicious! ...The taste of Maya's hometown is right in front of you!"
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